Users Guide

Unregister vSphere Lifecycle Manager in Dell EMC administration
console
The vCenter must be 7.0 and later version.
1. Go to https://<ApplianceIP/hostname/>.
2. On the VCENTER REGISTRATION page, under vSphere Lifecycle Manager, click Unregister.
The UNREGISTER VSPHERE LIFECYCLE MANAGER <vCenter Name> dialog box is displayed.
3. Click Unregister.
A message is displays that indicates the successful unregistration of vSphere Lifecycle Manager. The DellEMC OMIVV
is removed from the Hardware Service Provider list in vSphere Lifecycle Manager. There is no impact on the OMIVV
functions.
Manage clusters using vSphere Lifecycle Manager
Prerequisites:
Before managing the clusters using vSphere Lifecycle Manager, ensure that:
● The vSphere Lifecycle Manager is enabled in the Dell EMC administration console. For more information, see Register
vSphere Lifecycle Manager in Dell EMC administration console on page 125.
● Hosts in the clusters are management compliant. For more information, see Management Compliance on page 62.
● The cluster profile is created for the selected cluster and the cluster profile is associated with firmware repository in OMIVV.
For more information about cluster profile, see Create cluster profile on page 46.
You can manage the clusters using user interface or vSphere Automation APIs in vSphere Lifecycle Manager. OMIVV supports
managing clusters using both user interface and vSphere Automation APIs.
NOTE:
You can use the OMIVV cluster actions such as System Lockdown and firmware update in a vSphere Lifecycle
Manager managed clusters but it may impact the baseline reporting.
Using OMIVV as a firmware add-on provider in
vSphere Lifecycle Manager—User Interface
You can use OMIVV with vSphere Lifecycle Manager as a firmware add-on provider.
The cluster profile created in OMIVV is selected as Firmware and Drivers AddOn in vSphere Lifecycle Manager. For more
information about cluster profile, see Cluster profile on page 46.
To set up an image for selected cluster and associate OMIVV as a Firmware and Drivers Addon, perform the followings tasks:
1. In the vSphere Client, click Hosts and Clusters, and then select a cluster that you want to manage using an image.
2. On the Updates page, in the left pane, expand Hosts, and then click Images.
3. To select a firmware and drivers addon, click the select icon.
The Select Firmware and Drivers Addon page is disaplayed.
4. Under the Select the hardware support manager section, select DellEMC OMIVV.
After you select DellEMC OMIVV, all the cluster profiles (associated with firmware repository and are linked to a cluster in
the selected vCenter) are listed in the Select a firmware and driver addon section.
5. Select a cluster profile that is applicable for the selected cluster, and then click SELECT.
To identify the cluster profile associated to the selected cluster, see the description present in the cluster profile.
NOTE:
If you have not created any cluster profile in OMIVV, an empty list is displayed. For more information about
creating cluster profile, see Create cluster profile on page 46.
● Addon version— Indicates current version of the cluster profile. If the cluster profile is modified or version is
incremented in OMIVV, ensure that you use the latest version of the cluster profile in vSphere Lifecycle Manager.
NOTE:
Sometimes, vSphere Lifecycle Manager displays non-compliance for firmware. However, the non-compliant
firmware is not listed in vSpphere Lifecycle Manager. To solve this issue, remediate cluster. Remediating cluster will
not cause reboot of vSphere Lifecycle Manager.
● Supported ESXi versions—Indicates OMIVV supported ESXi version (7.0.0).
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